Buying in Maryborough portlaoise ISSUES

We've just been told aim is July for snagging...Very frustrating..I'm ruling it out now it'll be Christmas I bet..

Is anyone waiting on a house In the forge?

Similar to park lane, they have said December, but if Hop Hill and Lions gate is running behind, I can’t imagine December is correct for us.

Anyone with any further intel?

hop hill here, we did our snag last week, waiting on completion… snag had 126 jobs to be done, at the moment there is 3 houses completed out of 7, Joe said that he hopes to get all bop hill in by the end of this month, but I am not believing in a word he says. Terrible developer, pitty there is no way we could drag them in to the court.

Builders holidays start 27th July so being realistic even if the snagging is done in July they will be downing tools for a few weeks so September is still best case scaneario for us in Lions Gate.

It will be worth it once we get the keys but I'm sure we will have a few bumps along the way

Also moving into Park Lane. Was in touch with the estate agent yesterday, was told completion would be end of this year, early 2024. So I'm guessing here that it'll be more likely next year.

@Cormac_06 Well I emailed on Wednesday and got in yesterday ,and tbh prob could spent the day there ,I was told where the hard hat was and hi vi..The door was open I went got measurements.. now still loads left inside ours 74. but 76 77 bodies in and out have some kitchen in and painted I rain in real quick just to see progression. Hope people don't mind..

Our grass is growing 😆. We'll be mowning lawns before we're in.

Hophill looks nearly there..there wasn't a lot people around so I dunno if it's man power tbh .

When I went back Joe wasn't even there for answers of completion etc.

I emailed them yesterday and they claimed that August was still likely for snagging.....we must get different answers depending on how they feel that day. I'd definitely be leaning towards the September timeline anyway or even further out.

Does anyone know if Hop Hill has move ins yet?

Hi All,

Anyone from Hop Hill on this thread

Hey there, me!

Thank you for the response. They told me over phone Spring, 2024. Any idea about the location for the Bungalow/House which they have as Kilshannig/Glenveagh? I saw a lot of comments around social housing?

Many thanks for your comment. They told me over the phone today that the builder has completed construction and they even sold the show house 😂

I saw it on another thread where social housing was being a problem in the estate. If yuo ro anyone else has any idea about it would be very helpful. Its our first house, so a really important decision 🙂

You would nearly think they haven't been to the site to see 😂 All I'm saying is, when we signed the contracts we were less than 3 months from "Move in" according to them, it's been 4 months and we are still 3 months from "Move In" haha, if you don't laugh you'll cry!

I believe when we went to view the house back in 2022 we were told that the only Social Housing area was at the front part of the estate by the main road, but all housing under construction was privately owned so you wouldn't have anything to worry about. Few people in the group here have already moved in and if you take a spin around it you'll see there is no trouble.

Best of luck with it and like has been said here above, it will be worth it once you move in, you will just be waiting a bit longer than you'd like.

I saw people in 62 yesterday in Hop Hill so they much have begun to move in.

Any updates on Lions Gate? what stage is it at?

Builders holidays begun on the 21st, will be back on the 8th just in case anyone’s wondering.

Hi guys ,

has anyone anymore updates about park lane ? ☺️

Hi folks,

Has anyone picked flooring / appliances yet? Wondering what suppliers and installers you’ve chosen and if you’ve any recommendations.

Thanks!

Hi folks,

Does anyone know what WiFi is available in the area?

I was told by EA, SIRO high speed fibre installed in the development. You could choose any suitable providers Vodafone/Sky/Pure Telecom/Digiweb etc. Check your address on www.siro.ie . Most cost effective in the long run would be Vodafone as there is no more increase in charges after initial contract. Pure telecom is good too but after contract increase in charges.

Hi All,

Has anyone in this thread requested some modifications inside for e.g. say getting appliances etc. of own specifications and measurements, changing shower tray from quadrant to square or rectangle etc. or anything for that matter. And if so do the developers entertain or how does/has it work out ?

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Has lions gate completed snagging?

Sorry I thought when I say @Lynnie85 asked if anyone was in, it meant you had snagging complete and awaiting keys!

Hopefully you get the shout from EA soon.

I’m in the next lot after Lions Gate so I’m keeping close to your timeline updates! :)

This is what they said to me.. Exact words -- "Unfortunately the developer is unable to make any changes" & responded with this when I circled back asking why since my request was fairly small and I was ready to bear costs and sourcing - "They are not in a position to accommodate changes / individual requests as they are trying to complete houses and changes( big and small) in the past have slowed down construction and progress !". However for some extras related to electrical outlets and the likes they said the electrician can do that and to contact and pay him directly. So unfortunate ! 😪🤐